Empire Farm Days (EFD), the premier summer farm show for New York State, is back! The show will be open Tuesday, Aug. 2 and Wednesday, Aug. 3 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Thursday, Aug. 4 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. EFD features hundreds of ag exhibitors,...
August 3, 2022 10am – 3pm 3149 Sweet Road Pompey, NY 13138 Caterpillar’s Operator Challenge gives operators the opportunity to show off their agility, speed, and accuracy using the latest CAT machines and technology. Competitors will operate a CAT excavator, wheel loader, and compact track loader to complete a...
Empire Farm Days: The ‘social’ event of the summer by Courtney Llewellyn As it becomes an ever more integrated part of our everyday lives, social media – and social media influencers – hold more sway. This is especially true of “agvocates,” those either directly involved in agriculture or speaking...
Gus the Brahman is a saddle-broke American Brahman steer. He’s owned by Dan and Charlene Welsh of Palmerton, PA. They take him to events to help promote not only the Brahman breed but agriculture as a whole. People of all ages can sit in the saddle and have their...
by Courtney Llewellyn Empire Farm Days will be celebrating another wonderful year from Aug. 2 – 4, again at Palladino Farms in Pompey, NY. The annual celebration recognizes and honors all this agricultural in New York State, and this year, a new attraction will be sure to bring out...
This Aug. 3 – 5, Empire Farm Days is back at a new/old location in Pompey, NY (near Syracuse). Bruce Button, general manager and vice president of Lee Newspapers and Trade Shows, presented this history of the summer celebration: “The Empire State Potato Growers held their first agricultural show...
Palladino Farms excited to bring Empire Farm Days back home by Courtney Llewellyn POMPEY, NY – Palladino & Carley Farms LLC have created a successful livestock/crop growing partnership in Central New York over the years. Now, Palladino Farms is excited to announce another promising partnership – hosting Empire Farm...
Lee Newspapers excited about taking on Empire Farm Days As announced in January, Lee Newspapers Inc., publishers of Country Folks, Country Folks Grower and Country Editor, is now responsible for hosting Empire Farm Days (EFD). The show will take place at Palladino Farms, 3149 Sweet Rd, Pompey NY 13138...
The countdown is on for Empire Farm Days by Courtney Llewellyn, Country Folks With just over 100 days to go until one of the biggest events of the summer, Lee Trade Shows, the organizers of Empire Farm Days, are shifting into overdrive to make sure the 2021 event is...